flag-waving

Example Sentences

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Flag-waving family and friends cried "freedom" and rushed to hug her as she emerged from Tocuyito prison, three hours' drive west of Caracas.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Flag-waving supporters erupted in cheers as the results were read out.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2020

Flag-waving in Barbados is a competition during Crop Over, which you have won multiple times.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2019

Flag-waving Argentines also took to the streets here and in other cities around the country, calling Messi a hero while encouraging him to come back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 12, 2016

Flag-waving and heliograph would have "given the show away" with the utmost certainty.

From Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force by Prater, Ernest